The 48 teams have now played their first match in the qualifying rounds for CAN 2027.
As we await the second matchday, here are all the results and standings :
Group A: Morocco ahead of Niger
Morocco 2-0 Gabon
Niger 2-1 Lesotho
Standings
1. Morocco – 3 pts (+2) ;
2. Niger – 3 pts (+1) ;
3. Lesotho – 0 pt (-1) ;
4. Gabon – 0 pt (-2).
Group B: Malawi alone at the top
Malawi 2-1 South Sudan
Egypt 0-0 Angola
Standings
1. Malawi – 3 pts (+1) ;
2=. Egypt – 1 pt (0) ;
2=. Angola – 1 pt (0) ;
4. South Sudan – 0 pt (-1).
Group C: Ivory Coast and Gambia start well
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
Gambia 2-1 Somalia
Standings
1. Ivory Coast – 3 pts (+2) ;
2. Gambia – 3 pts (+1) ;
3. Somalia – 0 pt (-1) ;
4. Ghana – 0 pt (-2).
Group D: advantage to South Africa
Kenya 1-1 Eritrea
South Africa 2-1 Guinea
Standings
1. South Africa – 3 pts (+1) ;
2=. Kenya – 1 pt (0) ;
2=. Eritrea – 1 pt (0) ;
4. Guinea – 0 pt (-1).
Group E: DR Congo takes the lead
DR Congo 2-0 Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone 2-3 Zimbabwe
Standings
1. DR Congo – 3 pts (+2) ;
2. Zimbabwe – 3 pts (+1) ;
3. Sierra Leone – 0 pt (-1) ;
4. Equatorial Guinea – 0 pt (-2).
Group F: Mauritania takes the lead
Mauritania 3-1 Central African Republic
Burkina Faso 1-1 Benin
Standings
1. Mauritania – 3 pts (+2) ;
2=. Burkina Faso – 1 pt (0) ;
2=. Benin – 1 pt (0) ;
4. Central African Republic – 0 pt (-2).
Group G: Cameroon takes the lead
Namibia 1-0 Congo
Cameroon 3-1 Comoros
Standings
1. Cameroon – 3 pts (+2) ;
2. Namibia – 3 pts (+1) ;
3. Congo – 0 pt (-1) ;
4. Comoros – 0 pt (-2).
Group H: Tunisia and others all on one point
Libya 2-2 Botswana
Tunisia 1-1 Uganda
Standings
1=. Libya – 1 pt (2 goals scored) ;
1=. Botswana – 1 pt (2 goals scored) ;
3=. Tunisia – 1 pt (1 goal scored) ;
3=. Uganda – 1 pt (1 goal scored).
Group I: Algeria first on goal difference
Togo 1-0 Burundi
Algeria 3-1 Zambia
Standings
1. Algeria – 3 pts (+2) ;
2. Togo – 3 pts (+1) ;
3. Burundi – 0 pt (-1) ;
4. Zambia – 0 pt (-2).
Group J: Sudan benefit from Senegal’s draw
Sudan 1-0 Ethiopia
Mozambique 1-1 Senegal
Standings
1. Sudan – 3 pts (+1) ;
2=. Senegal – 1 pt (0) ;
2=. Mozambique – 1 pt (0) ;
4. Ethiopia – 0 pt (-1).
Group K: Mali and Rwanda neck and neck
Rwanda 3-1 Liberia
Mali 3-1 Cabo Verde
Standings
1=. Mali – 3 pts (+2) ;
1=. Rwanda – 3 pts (+2) ;
3=. Cabo Verde – 0 pt (-2) ;
3=. Liberia – 0 pt (-2).
Group L: Guinea-Bissau makes a strong start
Tanzania 0-2 Guinea-Bissau
Nigeria 2-1 Madagascar
Standings
1. Guinea-Bissau – 3 pts (+2) ;
2. Nigeria – 3 pts (+1) ;
3. Madagascar – 0 pt (-1) ;
4. Tanzania – 0 pt (-2).
